Deep “Freight Recession” Hits Railroads, Trucking, Air Freight by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2016 • 95 Comments “Consumers just don’t seem to be showing up….”
Freight Shipments Hammered by Inventory Glut, Weak Demand by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2015 • 19 Comments The goods-based economy swoons.
Dogged by Lousy Global Demand and Wild Overcapacity, China Containerized Freight Index Crashes to Worst Level Ever by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2015 • 4 Comments Bad breath of zero-interest-rate era wafts over real economy.
Toxic Mix Hits Trucking, Orders for New Trucks Totally Collapse, Pummel Manufacturers by Wolf Richter • Dec 4, 2015 • 26 Comments Slack demand and sudden overcapacity.
Business Inventory Glut Hits US Ports, Container Imports Plunge in Peak Shipping Season by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2015 • 14 Comments That didn’t even happen during the Financial Crisis.
US Freight – Trucking, Rail, all of it – Goes to Heck by Wolf Richter • Nov 12, 2015 • 19 Comments “A drawdown much like the one we saw in 2009 and 2010.”
China Trade Swoons, Collapse of Containerized Freight Index Hits Worst Level Ever, Global Slowdown Worse than Forecast by Wolf Richter • Nov 9, 2015 • 33 Comments But it “shouldn’t lead to an outright crisis,” like the Financial Crisis, “at this point in time.”
And Now Trucking Is Suddenly Slowing Down by Wolf Richter • Oct 28, 2015 • 16 Comments This comes at the totally wrong time.
